What we do
The ICB has a crucial role, planning, commissioning, and improving NHS services across the region, working with partners to improve health outcomes and patient care.
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Population Health Management
Proactively working to improve people’s health and wellbeing with a focus on preventing ill health, prolonging life expectancy and promoting healthy behaviours is known as population health management.
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Key programmes of work
Key areas of local healthcare the ICB is working on to improve health outcomes for our residents.
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Our purpose and duties
Central East ICB looks after the NHS budget for 3.5 million people in our area. We make sure people receive safe, high‑quality care and that public money is used well. Our guiding question is 'What best serves our population?'
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Our core services
The key functions delivered by the ICB to support high-quality, safe, and effective healthcare across the region, including safeguarding, NHS continuing healthcare for people with complex needs, the safe and appropriate prescribing of medicines, and the use of data and evaluation to improve healthcare planning for the future.
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Our priority health programmes
Information about the five priority health programmes we are focusing on to improve the health and wellbeing of people across our area.